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Tigers Vs. White Sox: Justin Verlander Dominates As Detroit Sweeps Chicago

The Tigers swept the White Sox on Sunday night behind Justin Verlander's dominant performance to move into a first place tie in the AL Central.

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Tigers Vs. White Sox Recap: Justin Verlander Dominates As Detroit Moves Into Tie Atop AL Central

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox Sunday night, 4-2 to move into a tie with Chicago atop the AL Central.

Justin Verlander allowed a lead-off home run on the second pitch of the game to White Sox outfielder Alejandro De Aza, then slammed the door shut, allowing no more runs and striking out 11 in eight innings of work.

Verlander's dominance lasted 124 pitches with only four hits. The win improved the Detroit ace's record to 13-7 with a 2.73 ERA. Jose Valverde, who allowed one run in the ninth, picked up his 28th save of the season. For the White Sox, Chris Sale gets the loss, bringing his record to 15-6 with a 2.93 ERA.

Sale's lack of command forced him to work with base runners in each of the first four innings, however, he escaped the early innings unharmed. The Tigers finally reached the White Sox ace in the fifth with a game-tying, solo home run off the bat of Brennan Boesch, and then made him pay in the sixth, following a walk and base hit with a three-run Delmon Young home run to take a 4-1 lead. The three-run lead was all Verlander needed as the White Sox were helpless against the reigning Cy Young winner, eventually losing 4-2.

Both the Tigers and White Sox now stand at 72-61. They will face each other once more this season, a four-game set in Chicago beginning September 10.

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Tigers Vs. White Sox Final Score: Detroit Wins Again Against Chicago, 5-1

The Tigers came away with a 5-1 victory against the White Sox on Saturday, taking control of this three-game series and inching closer to the top of the AL Central division standings.

Detroit is now two games behind Chicago for the division lead, so Sunday's rubber match will be huge for both teams.

The Tigers scored runs in the third, fifth, seventh and eighth innings.

Brennan Boesch hit an RBI triple in the third to get the Tigers on the board, then Miguel Cabrera plated Boesch with an RBI single to center field. Delmon Young added to Detroit's run total with a solo home run in the seventh inning after having scored a run in the fifth on right fielder Avisail Garcia's base hit.

The White Sox rallied in the ninth inning on Orlando Hudson's RBI triple, but it was too little, too late for the South Siders.

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Tigers Vs. White Sox: Delmon Young Delivers Big Hit To Help Detroit Win Game One

A bases-loaded double by Delmon Young in the seventh inning drove in three runs in a 4-4 game and helped the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 in the opening game of a three-game series Friday. Detroit closed to within two games of the first place White Sox with the win.

Octavio Dotel (5-2, 2.88 ERA) picked up the win in relief of starter Doug Fister, who gave up 3 runs (2 earned) in five innings in his first start since returning from a groin injury.

The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the first inning after a two-run home run by Miguel Cabrera. The White Sox cut it to 2-1 in the second on a home run by A.J. Pierzynski. An RBI double by Andy Dirks in the second put the Tigers up 3-1 and an RBI groundout by Paul Konerko in the third cut the lead to 3-2. The White Sox tied it when Dewayne Wise was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the fourth. Jhonny Peralta homered in the bottom of the fourth, but Konerko tied it at 4-4 with a sac fly in the fifth.

Chicago starter Jake Peavy (9-10, 3.28 ERA) took the loss. He gave up six earned runs in six innings. Jose Valverde picked up his 27th save after pitching a scoreless ninth.

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